Philippine Arts and Culture

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Which GAMABA awardee is known for preserving the Hanunuo Mangyan script and Ambahan poetry?

Ginaw Bilog

What is the name of the traditional textile of Bagobo, demonstrated by Salinta Monon?

Inabal

Which GAMABA awardee is credited with preserving the traditional T'nalak weaving using abaca fibers?

Lang Dulay

What is the name of the traditional weaving technique demonstrated by Magdalena Gamayo?

Pililian

Which GAMABA awardee is known for playing different Yakan instruments and imparting his skills to others?

Uwang Ahadas

What is the name of the textile woven by Hajja Amina Appi?

Mat

Which GAMABA awardee is an expert in metal plating and has created religious and secular artwork in silver, bronze, and wood?

Eduardo Mutuc

What is the name of the traditional hat making technique demonstrated by Teofilo Garcia?

Kattukong

Which GAMABA awardee is credited with preserving the traditional Pis Syabit weaving?

Darhata Sawabi

Which GAMABA awardee is known for Yakan weaving?

Ambalang Ausalin

What is unique about Estelita Tumandan Bantilan's weaving ability?

She can bring forth all designs and actualize all textile categories ordinary to the Yakan community

What is the significance of Estelita Tumandan Bantilan's knowledge of the whole weaving process?

It holds cultural significance for each textile design or category

What is the name of the B'laan Ikat or Tie-dye Fabric Weaving technique practiced by Yabing Masalon Dulo?

Fu Yabing

What is the impact of tourist mobility on the community's observance of tradition?

It tends to diminish the quality of native art forms

What is the effect of militarization on the community's ability to create art?

It prevents people from having communal gatherings, where exchanges and passing of knowledge can take place

What is the role of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts?

It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture

What is the significance of the Cultural Center of the Philippines?

It is the leading institution for the art and culture in the Philippines

What is the impact of Christianization on the preservation of indigenous rituals and traditions?

It affects the preservation of indigenous rituals and traditions

What is the significance of the National Museum?

It is an educational, scientific, and cultural institution that acquires documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts

What is the role of the Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines?

It is one of the major museums in the Philippines

Which technique in contemporary arts involves taking something that people seem to find useless and using it in a unique way to make an artwork?

Found Objects

What is the name of the art form that originated from Pampanga's local legend of San Nicolas de Tolentino, the miracle healer?

Santiculas

What is the type of art that accounts for the creation of something huge to express diverse perspectives in an artwork?

Large-Scale Art

What is the term for decorating using leaf fronds folding, which has a Malayan origin?

Puni

What is the material or substance used to create an artwork?

Medium

What is the term for an artistic movement that seeks to take away unnecessary things and leave only the essential?

Minimalism

What is the name of the art gallery that showcases various works by Mindanao's famed artist Kublai PonceMillan?

Kublai Art Gallery & Davao Contemporary Art Gallery

What is the term for the art of making pabalat or pastillas wrappers, which has transformed from a local folk tradition to a popular art?

Pabalat

What is the name of the award that marks the turning point in and of Philippine contemporary art?

Thirteen Artists Awards

What is the term for a decorated bamboo arch to welcome signage of a town, city, or village in the country?

Singkaban

Study Notes

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

Republic Act No. 7355: Manlilikha ng Bayan Act

  • Established in 1992 to recognize and preserve traditional Filipino arts
  • Aims to search for and promote the finest traditional artists in the country

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

  • The highest policy-making and coordinating body for culture and the arts in the Philippines
  • Responsible for searching for and promoting traditional Filipino artists

Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) Awardees

  • Filipino citizens who have made significant contributions to the development of cultural diversity and humanity
  • Awardees include:
    • Ginaw Bilog (1993): Surat Mangyan and Ambahan poetry
    • Masino Intaray (1993): Epic Chanter and Storyteller
    • Samaon Sulaiman (1993): Kudyapi playing
    • Lang Dulay (1998): T'nalak Weaving
    • Salinta Monon (1998): Inabal Weaving
    • Uwang Ahadas (2000): Yakan Instrument playing
    • Federico Caballero (2000): Chanting the Sugidanon Epic of the Panay Bukidnon
    • Alonzo Saclag (2000): Kalinga Musical Instruments
    • Hajja Amina Appi (2004): Mat Weaving
    • Eduardo Mutuc (2004): Metal Plating
    • Darhata Sawabi (2004): Pis Syabit Weaving
    • Magdalena Gamayo (2012): Abel Weaving
    • Teofilo Garcia (2012): Kattukong or Tabúngaw Hat Making
    • Ambalang Ausalin (2016): Yakan Weaving
    • Estelita Tumandan Bantilan (2016): B'laan Mat Weaving
    • Yabing Masalon Dulo (2016): B'laan Ikat or Tie-dye Fabric Weaving

Challenges to Philippine Arts

  • Tourism: may influence the community's observance of tradition and diminish the quality of native art forms
  • Militarization: prevents people from having communal gatherings and exchanging knowledge
  • Christianization: may affect the preservation of indigenous rituals and traditions

Support System for Philippine Arts

  • National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
  • Cultural Center of the Philippines
  • National Museum
  • Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines
  • Ben Cab Museum
  • Art Fair Philippines
  • ManilArt
  • Finale Art File
  • Kublai Art Gallery & Davao Contemporary Art Gallery
  • Thirteen Artists Awards

Techniques used in Contemporary Arts

  • Traditional techniques:
    • Puni (Bulacan)
    • Singkaban (Malolos, Bulacan)
    • Saniculas (Pampanga)
    • Pabalat (San Miguel, Bulacan)
    • Taka (Paete, Laguna)
    • Pagbuburda (Taal, Batangas & Lumban, Laguna)
  • Contemporary techniques:
    • Minimalism
    • Found Objects
    • Large-scale Art
    • Bamboo art
    • Polvoron molder
    • Medium Used in Contemporary art forms

Examples of Contemporary Artworks

  • Interactive Games by Ikoy Ricio
  • Untitled (Mirrors) by Maria Taniguchi
  • Felix Bacolor's Waiting (2012)
  • Anonymous Animals in Mariyah Gallery in Dumaguete (2013)
  • Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2

Test your knowledge of Philippine arts and culture, including Republic Act No. 7355, also known as the Manlilikha ng Bayan Act, which recognizes and supports traditional Filipino artists. Learn about the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and its role in preserving cultural heritage.

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